A day in the life of a Masters of Internal Communication Management Student Ana-Maria Marinescu

I’ve been working in the Communications field (both internal and external) for the good part of the past 12 years, and despite my bachelor study in International Communications Management, I felt like I was going through my career with a hand tied behind my back. I missed out on models and theories that could support my gut feeling. So when I met with the IoIC team and we started discussing what I’d like to do for my career, the idea of a Masters in Internal Communication Management popped up. When I saw the curriculum, I felt like my mind was made on the spot. I had to join, I had to gain all that knowledge and I had to refuel my passion for communications.

Since November 2023, I feel like my life became even more structured than ever before. I always liked to plan out my activities for both work and personal life, but when you take on such a task in parallel with a full time job, you need to plan out your time even more.

For me, everything happened at once: I started this study in November 2023, and in January 2024 I also began a weight loss journey. In time, my life took a turn that I did not account for. From simply trying to lose weight, another dream came true: powerlifting. I found that this combination of work, study and training took all of my free time. But you know what? I wouldn’t have it otherwise! Despite the tiredness, the busy schedule, the lack of time for being social, I found respect in discipline. This is my greatest lesson from this study.

Looking at every module so far, I can say that a Masters study differs from the other studies I ever did. I graduated from two bachelors, but the way of thinking applied in a Masters is next level. Everything we put out there has to be backed up by theory and models, every thought that crosses our mind has to be researched and we need to accept that we’re not reinventing the wheel. The study taught me to keep things simple, stick to answering the question, try to not overcomplicate my writing and overall, try not to overthink. I think many of us in my year do this and our chat is always buzzing when we support each other and remind ourselves: does it answer the question?